MONTPELIER – Attorney General Charity Clark announced her office filed a lawsuit against residential contractor Jesse Reeder of Montpelier based on a complaint involving a homeowner in Hardwick, for failure to register under Vermont’s Residential Contractor law. Since 2023, residential contractors have been required to register with the Secretary of[Read More…]
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DPS Commissioner Johnson keynote speaker at VEC’s annual meeting
JEFFERSONVILLE – Vermont Electric Co-op members engaged with speakers at the co-op’s annual meeting held at Smugglers’ Notch Resort, Saturday. Keynote speaker Kerrick Johnson, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Public Service, offered an overview of the power sector regionally and in Vermont and offered a glimpse at what we can expect in the future. He touched on reliability, the[Read More…]
A field of dandelions
Area legislators unanimously support equal protection amendment
AREA TOWNS – Voters will have a chance to weigh in on a proposed 23rd amendment to the Vermont Constitution guaranteeing equal protection under the law, Tuesday, November 23. An amendment was first proposed in 2019 by Sen. Ginny Lyons (D-Chittendon Southeast), but did not advance according to a 2024[Read More…]
Heller’s World by Joe Heller
Issue about agenda item
To the editor: Following the May 13 Greensboro Select Board meeting, I need to raise an issue regarding the discussion of the Special Town Meeting agenda item. The way it was handled by the Select Board was neither transparent nor equitable. On the warned agenda for the meeting, the Special[Read More…]
MVU Revote No. 3
To the editor: I attended the MVU [Mountainview Union Elementary School District] informational meeting on May 14. The OSSU [Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union] building operations manager, Joe Houston, explained the timeline for the repairs on the [Wolcott Elementary School] fire escape. The repairs are to be completed by August 14.[Read More…]
Woodsmoke by Julie Atwood
In a world of misinformation, we make facts easier to find
I recently encountered an article aimed at journalists by Mollie Muchna, Trusting News project manager. Her experience mirrored mine so I’ve shamelessly shared her outline and suggestions today. A friend of mine who rarely tunes in to the news shared unfounded theories about the Artemis II mission around the Moon: “You[Read More…]
Heller’s World by Joe Heller
I’ve run out of elders
EAST MONTPELIER – Most of us have always been told, and believe it, too, that for wisdom we should look to our elders. At my age, however, I’ve about run out of elders, and I don’t feel particularly wise, myself. But I’ve discovered something that’s changing my attitude: my kids[Read More…]
